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By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– National and International members were brought on to take part in dialogues at the inaugural symposium on the central theme of “African agriculture in the face of internal and external shocks. Structural cultivations to improve agricultural sectors and guarantee food sovereignty”. Thereupon delineating the varied stupefaction facing African populations, the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr. Siméon Ehui, concentrated on the consequence of climate change, which is making African agriculture more delicate. He called on stakeholders and decision-makers to prioritize the usage of drought-tolerant agricultural technologies adapted to situations of climate...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra Ghana- First Capital Bank Limited in partnership with the EIB and the European Union have secured a developmental line of credit of US$10 Million. This credit line is part of the Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, to make Credit available that is extended by the EIB to a group of financial institutions located in Zambia. This funding opportunity aims to accelerate economic growth in the agriculture sector in Zambia through the provisioning of finance for projects promoted by Small and Medium Enterprises in Zambia through First Capital Bank. The key objective of this strategic alliance is to address the...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– Dr. Ezra Yakusak – Executive Director of the NEPC told that the apprenticeship was one of numerous endeavors by the Council to decrease reliance on oil and gas, while equally thriving the country’s economy. On the theme “Producing Snail for Export,” Yakusak who was represented by the NEPC Coordinator in Imo, Anthony Ajuruchi, said that snail farming had proven to have the potential to feed the nation. He said that with a total international calculation of about $2.1 billion, snail farming, if given necessary attention, could grow Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) particularly with the prevailing local conditions that aid the expansion of the practice such as suitable climate and availability of green...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– This is a project that is scheduled at the nucleus of the ECOWAS Vision and the 4 x 4 strategic goals of the ECOWAS Commission Management. This 8km corridor highway will unite the financial capitals of five West African nations, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria, making a crucial portion of the Trans-African Highway Network that initiates from Praia in Cabo Verde through Dakar, Abidjan, Lagos which binds Central and East Africa to end at Mombasa in Kenya. The solemn opening of the round table took place, with a speech delivered by Stéphane Ezoa – Deputy Director of Cabinet on behalf of the Minister of Equipment and Maintenance of Roads for Cote d’Ivoire offered a speech during the first...